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OK, I already got bored with the points cover for Mother Fucking Space Olympics (my bike). Actually I decided to do an insert for the long oval in the primary cover and went a new direction, so I had to have a new points cover to match.

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Yes you can do the vinyl as a mask, I see you posted this on ratrodbikes, go to the Cabe.com and find the thread were someone is posting badges made with vinyl masks like you said, just make sure to have enough extras cut to mess up, also remember your masking the inverse of the art.

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I have tried this a bunch of times. I could never get the transfer paper to work. Even tried a t-shirt press. Don't think I could get it hot enough. Not exactly sure what the problem was, but the transfer paper never worked.
I ended up making an etching using a die cut vinyl sticker in place of the transfer paper. That doesn't work very well for small details though. If anyone has tips that would be great.

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1.- Go to a very well vented area, put on your protective clothing, gloves, eye protection and gas mask with the appropriate filter designed for acids before manipulating the acid, remember, don't do it indoors!.

2.- Use the shallow plastic container to mix the peroxide and acid in a 2:1 proportion, mix just enough to cover the panel and remember, ADD the hydrogen peroxide FIRST, then pour the acid slowly, to avoid any acid splashes.

3.- Place the panel into the container.

4.- The mix will start to react with the aluminum producing a lot of tiny bubbles, and acid vapours, DON'T breath that! , the acid will start to eat the unprotected parts of the panel.

5.- You can take out the panel and rinse it with water(another container with water will do) to check how is it going, take it back to the acid container if it needs some more time.

6.- Let it work until the groove depth left by the acid is about 0.5 mm, you can feel it touching the panel, or taking a closer look, remember to rinse the panel before any inspection, if you let it for too long, the acid will start to corrode the toner and damaging the protected areas.

7.- When the panel is ready, rinse it thoroughly with running water, remove all the tape and rinse it again.

8.- Here comes the green part, after the panel is etched, save the acid mix in a plastic bottle to reuse it another day, it will keep the strength to etch more panels.